Learn to stop procrastinating

Why do people procrastinate?

PROCRASTINATION IS. the
thief of time and affects every
aspect of our lives. It causes miss-
ed opportunities and creates prob-
lems in relationships.

Here are some of the reasons
why people procrastinate:
@ Fear of failure, of success, of
finishing, of being overwhelmed:
® Low self-esteem;

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@ Personal limiting belief
systems;

@ Poor time management;

@ Lack of goal-setting:

@ Being a ‘stress junkie’? who
thrives on last-minute deadlines;

@ Negative thinking.

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How can you overcome = pro-

crastination?

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Be honest with yourself when you
are beginning to procrastinate.
Challenge yourself to change, us-
ing the following strategies:

1. Be positive and use action kin-
guage.

2. Create empowering beliefs.

3. Set priorities and daily goals:
“What is one thing I can do today
to accomplish my goal?”

4. Break major tasks into 20- to
30-minute segments

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5. Say ‘‘No."’ Learn to be asser-
tive.

6. Give yourself permission to
make mistakes.

7, Write a daily ‘‘victory’’ list.
Acknowledge your successes.

8. Reward yourself for ac-
complishments.

9. Set consequences for
deadlines,

10. Visualize a successful out-
come.

Develop a ‘Don’t do tomorrow
what you can do today”’ attitude.
Do it now!

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